San Francisco mayor and staunch marriage-equality ally Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he is diving into the race to become the Golden State's next governor.
San Francisco mayor and staunch marriage-equality ally Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he is diving into the race to become the Golden State's next governor.
Newsom, 41, made the announcement using social-networking sites Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. In February 2004, just months after taking office, Newsom ordered the city to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, sparking a four-year legal challenge, extending to the state supreme court.
The Democratic primary may also include California attorney general Jerry Brown (who was governor of California from 1975 to 1983), Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, U.S. senator Dianne Feinstein, and Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Brown has been pushing the California supreme court to overturn Proposition 8.
On the Republican side, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has expressed interest in running, as well as state insurance commissioner Steve Poizner. Whitman said she supported Proposition 8.
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